The nacre resiliency project willproposes to build on accomplishments of the OVC FY 2021 grant to strengthen the continuum of care by providing trauma-informed, gender responsive and culturally…

This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice Office for Victims of Crime (CFDA 16.320 - Services for Trafficking Victims) provides $950,000 over 36 months to Hoola NA PUA to strengthen the continuum of care for minor victims of sex and/or labor trafficking ages 11-17 on the Hawaiian islands of Oahu and Hawaii.

The key services to be provided include: 1) Intensive individualized therapeutic care and onsite schooling at the Pearl Haven residential facility; 2) One-on-one mentorship through the Starfish Mentoring program; 3) Trafficking prevention services to avoid re-victimization; and 4) Experiential programming to help victims work through trauma. Performance targets include matching 25 victims with mentors, delivering 775 mentorship service hours, providing residential therapy and programming to 35 victims, and achieving improved outcomes in areas like trauma symptoms, depression, anxiety, and sense of safety.

The nacre resiliency project willproposes to build on accomplishments of the OVC FY 2021 grant to strengthen the continuum of care by providing trauma-informed, gender responsive and culturally relevant services to minor victims of SEX and/or labor trafficking ages 11-17, with focus on two of hawaiis main islands: oahu and hawaii island. Much like the resilient protective layer (nacre) that forms during initial stages of pearl creation, the nacre resilience project will provide layers of support that build resilience through weekly 24-hour starfish mentoring. These services will include: 1) intensive individualized therapeutic care in tandem with onsite schooling; 2) starfish mentoring; 3) trafficking prevention to prevent revictimization; and 4) experiential programming to unlock the childs ability to work through trauma, augmenting traditional trauma treatment. Over 36-months, hoola NA PUA (HNP) will address gaps in services for this victimized population by accomplishing the following objectives by the end of each project period: 1) match 25 minor victims of SEX and/or labor trafficking ages 11-17 on oahu and/or hawaii island with a trained and vetted mentor for 1-to-1 mentoring services through starfish mentoring. 2) deliver 775 mentorship service hours on oahu and/or hawaii island. 3) connect minor trafficking victims with a survivor advocate through the advocacy program to continue pathways to healing. 4) provide 35 minor victims of SEX and/or labor trafficking with intensive residential therapy, onsite education and experiential programming through pearl haven. 5) 100% of pearl haven residential youth will enroll in onsite education at pearl haven. 6) 50% of pearl haven residential youth will receive a-b honor roll status in core subjects. 7) an average of 50% of pearl haven residential youth will improve trauma symptoms. 8) pearl haven residential youth will experience an average 32% improvement in depression. 9) pearl haven residential youth will experience a 20% improvement in anxiety. 10): 70% of pearl haven residential youth will indicate feelings of safety.